Wendekreis

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German

Etymology

From wenden +‎ Kreis or Wende +‎ Kreis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛndəˌkʁaɪ̯s/
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Noun

Wendekreis m (strong, genitive Wendekreises, plural Wendekreise)

  1. (of a vehicle) turning circle
  2. (geography) tropic
    Hypernym: Breitenkreis
    nördlicher Wendekreis ― Tropic of Cancer
    südlicher Wendekreis ― Tropic of Capricorn
  3. (uncommon) Synonym of Wendeplatz

Declension

Declension of Wendekreis
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Wendekreis die Wendekreise
genitive eines des Wendekreises der Wendekreise
dative einem dem Wendekreis, Wendekreise1 den Wendekreisen
accusative einen den Wendekreis die Wendekreise

1Now rare, see notes.

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